Daily Republican., 1887-05-04
EDITION.


Washington Conclave, No. 3, Hepta'
sophs, was one gear old yesterday. and
the members honored the oonclave with
the first anniversary by rejoicing over
the auspicious event. The nesting was
held In the Grand Army room Of pu-
Pont Post, With Harkness' school room
for . refrsshment room. Fully 200 per.
sons crowded DUPONT Post room last
night, while about that number went
away, not being able to obtain nd rnis.
sion. A most excellent program OF
exercii OK was prepared by the commit
Tee of arrangements.
The audiences consisted OF members
of the order and their families and in.
vited friends. The evening was warm
and the crowd was good Injured. The
exercises were opened by the singing
OF an appropriate anthem By C. selected
Bhoir, which also rendered several other
selections during the evening. VIM.
Robinson, Of Epworth NJ. e. Church,
led In prayer. Supreme Aiohon Joseph
Pyle was booked for tha opening adj
jress. but being unavoidably detained
1t that hour, Past Archon William X.
tong, who was to have made an ad-
dress farther along on the program,
was substituted. The topic of MI.
Longs address was "Our Oder" He
quoted from Burns poems the extract
that "MAn's inhumanity to man, made
countless thousands mourn" rs the In.
Centive to the organization Of the orde
of Heptasophs and kindred organiza.
tions to couuteraCt this tnhumanlty
and to bind men together as brothers.
The Conclave to which he belonged
had been holding private meetings with
locked doors that were only opened at 8
mys.ev'ous aiapal aud more mysterious
countersign aud passwords. To night,
he eaiu, t doors were thrown open,
and the Families and friends were invi.
ted to On evening of Enjoyment to
which they were welcome. ME- Long
said that Washington Copclave, No. 2,
Heptasophs, WAS organized only one
year ago with 80 members; now there
were 1875 members. The receipts for
that time we're s623, $500 had been paid
for regular expenses, S140 for 20 weeks
benefits at IS per week. 500 for the
funeral benefits of q member, and theirs
were 5000 in bank to the credit of the
Conclave.
Referring to the death of brother
he said three months were usually
allowed for the nay ment of funeral and
death benefits, bat in the case Of The
deCease of . member OF Was hingtoI
Oonclave the funeral benefits vera in
the hands OF the widow within weel
from the time the death Was reported
Mr.. Long made o strong appeal fol
volunteers TO become members. Tn,
Hay dn orchestra rendered an e1cellen
piece of music, after which Miss Ids
Mass recited "In the Moonlight" Har
Ian Lewis retired with hearty applause
after singing ths solo, "Tas Old sex
ton"
The funny part of the exercises came
when Professor d Obey, ia negro char
ac.er, took tha stand and delivered 8
part of his "Forty Lectures" Mrs. E
N. Morley aitnost mov3d tn, audience
to tears by her pathst!c reading o.
"PAtrick Conner" Nv hat the Choii
Sang was a meri.ed recitation by lit
tie Helen Mass. a nun Der of comic
sketches were enacted by William Cloui
aud associates. -Four young m On, callet
the Haydn Q1artss. rendered one Of I'll,
best selections of the evening. Mrs
Morley and Miss Sallie Carpenter CAV;
select readings thai claimed the wrap
attention Of the aaHisgcs, a plsnti:a
supply OF refresh n ants were served IL
the second story OF the building.